Controlling device for awnings



Oct. 14, 1930. JT'H. STONE CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR AWNINGS filed Sept. 14. 192B I fli-Zorngy.

Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN H. STONE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR'AWNINGS Application filed September 14, 1928. Serial No. 305,921. g

.- serves as a bearing for one end of the awningroller.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of an awning equipped with my invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal section taken in the plane of line 22, Figure 1. Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3, Figure 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improvement has been shown, by way of example, in connection with the ordinary roller type of awning, indicating the fabric thereof and 11 the revolvable pole or roller to which one end of the fabric is secured for raising and lowering the awning. The roller, which may be made of wood or consist of a pipe, is supported at its ends in suitable brackets 12, 13, the bracket 13 shown at the right in Figure 1 also serving as a support for the improved controlling device.

The roller 11 may be turned by any appropriate means, but preferably by an upright shaft 14 having a bevelor worm gear 15 at its upper end meshing with a similar gear 16 on the adjacent end of the roller, and gearing (not shown) housed within the gear box 17 secured to the wall of the building at the lower end of said shaft, a hand lever 18 being provided for transmitting motion to the latter.

' Extending forwardly from the base plate of the bracket 13 are a pair of parallel supporting lugs or flanges 19 spaced a suitable distance apart, as shown in Figure 2, and having upwardly opening recesses 20 therein for receiving an externally threaded pin or stem 21 which constitutes the journal for the right hand end of the awning-roller. This threaded stem may be pinned or otherwise secured to a plug 22 fitted in the end of the roller to turn therewith, so that as the handle 18 is turned in one direction or the other the roller and its threaded stem 21 are rotated in unison- 'm a correspondlng direction.

The flanged end 23 of the plug bears at its outer side against the opposing face of the adjacent bracket flange 19 and a collar 23 is pinned to the outer end of the stem and bears at its inner side against thecompanion bracketflange, whereby endwise displacement of the roller and its stem relative to the bracket is prevented.

Mounted on the threaded stem 21 to move lengthwise thereof as the awning is rolled up member preferably consisting'of a plate 24 having a threaded opening 25 at its outer end engaging the stem and a smooth-bored opening 26 at'its inner end engaging a guide pin 27 disposed parallel to said stem and detachably mounted on the bracket-flanges 19 by nuts 28. The pin 27 holds the plate 24 against turning as the awning is rolled, and during such movement the plate travels along the threaded stem to the full line or dotted line position shown in Figure 2. The full line position shows the stop plate bearing against the right hand bracket-flange, the awning being unrolled to its predetermined lowered position and the plate locking the roller against further movement beyond that position. The dotted line position shows the location of the stop plate in the raised condition 7 of the awning.

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Briefly stated the operation of the device is as follows Assume that the awning has been installed on the building and that the same has been lowered to the position desired, the pin 27 of the locking plate 24 having been previously withdrawn from engagement with the latter so as'not to interfere with the free-turning of the-rollerll to unwind the awning therefrom.v V "After the predetermined lowered position ofthe awning is arrived at, the lock- 'suri'ng its assuming that position whenever same procedure is' followed as above-deing plate is turned on its threaded ste1n21 until it strikes the right hand fiange 19'of' the bracket 13, after which thepin isinserted 1 V through the plate-opening 26 and securely fastened to the bracketby its nuts 28. When' the awning is raised,the locking plate travels axially of its stem to the dotted line'positio n I I thereof shown in Figure 2. When it is low- 'ered, thelocking plate travels in the opposite direction to the full line position shown in the" desired predetermined position andinth'eawning is lowered; Should it be desired said figure, wherein further turning ofthe "rollerllfto unwind the awning is prevented, 5 thereby positively arrestingthe awning at to adjust the awningflto any other height, the 7 scribed; I

In large awnings, 1t is'oustomary to- 'support the roller 11 in the center, as well as at theends, toprevent it'friom sagging, and for such purposes the "bearing bracket 13 containing the controlling device is employed as thecenter' support. While the improved stood that it can be applied with equal facility 5 I v "to the other end,-if desired, or tothe center 1 controlling device has been shown-applied to one endof the awning, it is to be underof the awning. V

I claim as my invention I 1. A device of'the character described, comprising a roller provided at one-end with an axially disposed screw stern, a double-wa1led bracket for supporting said screw stern a 3 against longitudinal movement, a guide pin appliedto said bracket in parallel relation to thejscrew stem, and astop plate arranged to travel between the walls of said bracket -f( r{-controlling themovement of saidroller,

said plate having a threaded opening'engageable with the screw steinand a smoothbored opening engageable with said guide trolling device for roller awnings, compris- "ing' an attaching base having supporting flanges'prO ectmg therefrom, a threaded stem adapted for, connection to the awning- A combined bearing bracketand ;con-

roller'to turntherewith and supported on I said fi'angestolturn freely therein, a stop ele- 

